Coin-carrier print protector



' Patented Oct. 16, 1928i .UNITE ]sT'ATEs ASPER -1. VAN VRANKEN, or men; m'mimsom;

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Application filed February 19, 192 Serial m. 89,356.

Thisinvention relates to the combination ofa coin carrier with; a .print protector,

especially for use by photographers who con duct a mail. order business. In the past a coin carrier similar to a portion of petitioners invention has been employed by such photographers as a container for coins mailed in with orders for kodak prints, Such a coin carr er is mailed to the customer usually with an :order of kodak prints,- for the purpose of furnishing the customer with a convenient coin carrier for use in making future orders It maybe noted that practically all of the photographers mail order business is on a cash in. advance basis, and the money for the order is sent in withthe order. 7 Heretofore, particularly since numerous photographers have, been utilizing cloth bags as containers in mailing orders of prints it has been necessary to use a print protector of suili'cient rigidity to protect the prints from injury by reason of handling in the mails and this has necessitated the use of a separate cardboard so foldedthat' the prints are protected fromjdamage in such handling, particularly the corners of the prints. It is an object of this invention to combine a coin carrier with a print protector, and thereby provide a means whereby one container will perform the service of what was formerly requlred of two con.-

tainers thus dispensing with the handling of v a coin carrier and print protector separately. It is a further object of the invention-to provide adevice which will accomplish the combined purpose of a coin carrier and a print protector in one piece of cardboard or similar material which may be manufactured in one operation wit-h much simpler machinery than would be necessaryfwere coin carriers and print protectors both'r'equired as separate containers. I gm Another object of the invention is to provide such a device in which the coin will be well covered by several thicknesses of cardboard orother material, whereby the presence of the coin in the mailing package would be unknown to those handling mail.

These and other objects of the invention are fully'set forth in the following description made with the accompanying drawings .in which like reference characters refer to the same parts in the two different views, and in which Fig. 1 is a plan View of the scored or e of the longitudinal sides there-o s preferably twice as -long asit is wide,

creased blank from which the preferred em bodiment of-my invention is constructed,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary 1plan view of the upper portion of lsaid'blan with a portion thereof folded to form a coin pocket.

7 Fig '3,is.a plan view .with some parts broken away of the device properly. folded for mailingpand Fig. 4tzis across sect-iontaken onthe line 44-o fFig.'3. v

' Referring more particularly to the drawings, I provide ais'ubstantially rectangular blank preferably constructed of cardboard pasteboard, or other material capable offbemg readily scored and. folded, havingthe rectangular body portionjfi provided with a relatively large rectangular to vuelG-at one Tongue 6 whereby the corners na'y be diagonally scored or creased .on the lines 7, extending from the upper corners of body portion 5 to the mid point on the outer longitudinal edge of said tongue. The upper longitudinal side of body portion 5 iscreased or scored along the line 8, While relatively narrow. flaps 9 extend from the sides of body portion 5,

creased or scored along the lines 10 to ermit folding thereof upon said body P01131011. A rectangular flap '11 extends from the lower longitudinal side of body portion 5 scored or creased upon the line 12 to permit I folding thereof upon said body portion, and preferably on the outer sides of flaps 9.

Inulitizing my device for mailing, the corners of rectangular tongue Gare folded upon the lines 7 forming a triangular shaped coin pocket, as shown in Fig; 2. Since the longitudinal sides oftongue 6 are twice the length of the-shorter sides the shorter sides will approximately register withthe crease 8. When-thiscoin pocket is formed a coin or coins w may then be inserted in the triangular pocket and the pocket may bethen folded against the body portion 5 and the vertex or tip thereof inserted through a slot 5 in body portion 5- disposed preferably parallel with the creases 8 and 12. This secures the coin pocket to the inner side of the body portion, the fold at 8 closing the pocket. Prints or other sheets of material may then be disposed over the coin pocket and the nar-. row flaps 9 folded inwardly to cover the edges thereof and retain the same. The bottom flap 11 is preferably folded, last covering the flaps 9 and a substantial portion of the prints-or sheets within, after which thepackage may be tied or inserted in a sack or envelope for mailing.

I It will be seen that the flaps 9 and 11 when folded constitute an efficient protective envelopein combination with thebody 5 and coin pocket andthat moreover, the coin w willbe covered on one side by the folded portions of tongue and on the other side by the tongue 6 and the prints or sheets disposed on the outer side thereof, within the protective envelope. The coin, therefore, is not likely tobe detected in the mail havin several thicknesses of material disposed at either side thereof. From the above description it will be seen that I have invented an extremely simple but highly eflicient combined protective envelope and coin carrier, capable of being -manufactured from a minimum amount of material at little expense. This mailing package requires less postage, complies with all postal requirements, and is a very convenient and economical article for those engaged ina mailorder business.

l/Vhat is claimed, is: A combined'envelope and coin carrier constructed of sheet material comprising a substantially rectangular body portion, a substantially rectangular tongue extending 6 and also body portion 5,,

her having a slot therein extending sub stantially parallel to the free edge of said tongue to receive the tip of said coin pocket and lock the same with said body member, said coin pocket lying entirely'within the area of said body member when'so folded, relatively narrow fiaps'extending from the side edges of said body portion scored for folding inwardly to' engage a flat article disposed over. said coin pocket and a ..I. VAN VRANKEK- body portion vand said closing flap port-ion extending from thelower edge of said body 

